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Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by Alupis on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @07:23PM (#25576817)
Convict Leasing is different, and people felt strongly enough that it was bad that the laws were changed (nearly 100 years ago!).

Now the prisoners can get paid some wages in return for labor, in a mostly voluntary labor system.

Unlike the CCP, every inmate had a trial and was found guilty of some crime, and is now repaying their debt to society - as it were.

What did the million Muslims in the article get convicted of in China? Being Muslims? What about the Uyghurs? So now they are slaves for the rest of their lives...

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Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by arentyouspecial on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:05PM (#25577116)
Yes we all know how fair and just the American criminal system is and paying pennies is vastly different than paying nothing.
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